No Kill

This week has been spent wrapping xmas gifts for PetRescue members; 204 of 400Â so far to be exact! Each one having been glued, wrapped and lugged lovingly to the post office – I look forward to being able to share with you soon what’s in the pressies! In other PetRescue news, announced today is […]

Phoning around to rescues today I’ve been privy to some absolutely fantastic tales of success and very, very good news. For example; – A rescue that has had such a successful two months, that their local pounds are empty for the first time ever. We have to kill pets. We can’t adopt them all. – […]

Christie Keith’s interview with Nathan Winograd: Why not celebrate dogs? (mp3) “activating the love that most people feel for animals” See more: Beverly Hills Chihuahua is a shelter dog Boycotting the Chi Movie

Going from strength to strength and proving the power of No Kill. The AWL’s New Website The Animal Welfare League exists to: Find safe and happy homes with responsible guardians for as many abandoned cats and dogs as possible Achieve zero euthanasia of all healthy & treatable cats and dogs Prevent the birth of unwanted […]

Sometimes something is said so simply and so brilliantly, that you wonder why no one has said it before; So is the case with the post from Christie Keith at Pet Connection Blog today; Don’t surrender the power of ‘no-kill’ That power is exactly why no-kill opponents are doing their level best to destroy the […]

The Australian Animal Welfare Strategy or AAWS (pronounced ‘aws’) is an initiative of the Australian Government’s Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, with input from state and territory governments, industry and community. The AAWS and has the goal for producing a national strategy for animal welfare in Australia. Today was the first day of their […]

Showing exactly how No Kill can work in Australia is the Animal Welfare League in QLD (AWL). Caring for 10,000 stray and abandoned companion animals on the Gold Coast and surrounding areas eachÂ year and with the lofty goal ofÂ “the Gold Coast City becoming the first city in Australia to achieve zero euthanasia of healthy and […]

Congratulations to the Bendigo Animal Shelter for their recent news that the appeal against their Planning Permit has been dismissed, meaning they now have the go ahead to start building their new facilities. There’s many, many things they are doing that are inspiring huge amounts of support and their success to date is overwhelming. Here’s […]

Today I read an interview on the progress of ‘No Kill’ from one of my favourite animal rescue spokespeople Nathan Winograd. The thing I like about Nathan is that someone in rescue has come out and publicly challenged the status quo, asking “are we doing it right, or are we just doing what we’ve always […]